Anticipation

Sunday, July 2, 2017

 The itchy feet of Joyce and Victor are about to get scratched again.  Since our South America trip which I blogged in March, 2017 (http://poleshucksouthamerica.blogspot.com/ ) we have had an intense two-week Melton School (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) study trip to Prague and Berlin in May, which I did not blog, as there literally was no time.  Our first lecture of each day was generally at 8 AM (after breakfast) and our days often ended in the mid-evening.  It was extremely well done, and anyone who is interested can explore the trip here: http://www.meltonseminars.org/prague-berlin-seminars.aspx

Now we’re off again for the Canadian Maritime provinces, and it should be far more relaxed—i.e. a vacation—so I hope to have the time to document our journey with another blog.  We leave July 7 and fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia; our travels will take us through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.  The pace will be leisurely.

So stay tuned for updates, and, as always, it would be lovely to hear from you when you have a chance.  


Friday, 7 July             UA4043             ROC-EWR          5:35AM-6:51AM
                                   UA4096             EWR-YHZ          10:40AM-1:40PM

Monday, 17 July         UA4375             YHZ-EWR          2:20PM-3:39PM
                                    UA4155             EWR-ROC          4:59PM-6:26PM

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